Asked by: Daniel Kawczynski (Conservative - Shrewsbury and Atcham)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when the next business case about funding the Hospital Transformation Programme to modernise healthcare in Shropshire including the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital will be considered.
Answered by Will Quince
The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust is responsible for developing the business case. On approval of the Strategic Outline Case in August 2022, £9.9 million was approved in principle to support the Trust to develop the Outline Business Case. NHS England and the Department will consider the case once received from the Trust.
Asked by: Daniel Kawczynski (Conservative - Shrewsbury and Atcham)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the average time for West Midlands Ambulance Service to respond to category 2 emergencies was in Shropshire in each month of (a) 2021 and (b) 2022.
Answered by Maria Caulfield
This information is not held in the format requested.
Asked by: Daniel Kawczynski (Conservative - Shrewsbury and Atcham)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential effect of delays in the Hospitals Transformation Programme on the adequacy of emergency ambulance provision in Shropshire.
Answered by Maria Caulfield
No recent assessment has been made. The Department recently received the Strategic Outline Case for the transformation of accident and emergency services at Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital. It is currently under review. The Trust aims to present the Full Business case in 2023, with construction starting in the same year and with completion anticipated by 2026.
Asked by: Daniel Kawczynski (Conservative - Shrewsbury and Atcham)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many staff (a) left and (b) were recruited by the Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust in 2021; and what assessment he has made of the potential effect of delays in the Hospitals Transformation Programme on levels of recruitment in that hospital trust.
Answered by Maria Caulfield
The following table shows the headcount number of joiners and leavers in the year to 31 December 2021 in Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust, excluding doctors in training.
Joiners | Leavers |
942 | 725 |
Source: NHS Digital Quarterly NHS Workforce Statistics
Note:
No specific assessment has been made of the impact of the Hospital Transformation Programme (HTP) on the recruitment of staff. However, the HTP’s new clinical model will enable Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust to attract prospective staff and retain the current workforce.
Asked by: Daniel Kawczynski (Conservative - Shrewsbury and Atcham)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the potential impact of the time taken to deliver the Hospitals Transformation Programme on the delivery of emergency care in Shropshire and mid-Wales.
Answered by Maria Caulfield
No recent assessment has been made. While capital works for the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital are nearing completion, they are not yet finalised. As process changes have recently been implemented, a full assessment of the impact of these changes will be made later this year. The Department recently received the Strategic Outline Case for the transformation of accident and emergency services in Shrewsbury and Telford which is currently under review. The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust aims to present the Full Business case in 2023, with construction starting in the same year, with completion by 2026.
Asked by: Daniel Kawczynski (Conservative - Shrewsbury and Atcham)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many patients waited more than two hours for an ambulance to arrive after the first 999 call was made for that patient in Shropshire since January 2022.
Answered by Edward Argar
The information requested on the number of deaths at the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital and the number of patients who waited for more than two hours is not held centrally. No specific review of recent standards of performance of West Midlands Ambulance Service is planned.
Asked by: Daniel Kawczynski (Conservative - Shrewsbury and Atcham)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has plans for an external and independent review of recent standards of performance of West Midlands Ambulance Service.
Answered by Edward Argar
The information requested on the number of deaths at the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital and the number of patients who waited for more than two hours is not held centrally. No specific review of recent standards of performance of West Midlands Ambulance Service is planned.
Asked by: Daniel Kawczynski (Conservative - Shrewsbury and Atcham)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many patients have died at Royal Shrewsbury Hospital whilst waiting to be admitted to the Emergency Department after being transported by the ambulance service in (a) 2020, (b) 2021 and (c) since January 2022.
Answered by Edward Argar
The information requested on the number of deaths at the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital and the number of patients who waited for more than two hours is not held centrally. No specific review of recent standards of performance of West Midlands Ambulance Service is planned.
Asked by: Daniel Kawczynski (Conservative - Shrewsbury and Atcham)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many avoidable deaths have occurred in Shropshire as a result of ambulance delays since 1 January 2022.
Answered by Edward Argar
The information requested is not held centrally.